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Historic Jamestowne
Public Transportation

Historic Triangle Shuttle
Let us bus you around! From March 17 through October 31, 2008, the Historic Triangle Shuttle provides free shuttle service from the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center to and from the Jamestown and Yorktown areas. This shuttle service travels the scenic Colonial Parkway. There is no charge for the service. Service to both Jamestown and Yorktown depart the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center every hour and half-hour between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily.

Service to Jamestown makes stops at both Historic Jamestowne (the original site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, administered by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia) and Jamestown Settlement (a living history museum run by the Commonwealth of Virginia's Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation). Return service to Colonial Williamsburg departs every half-hour from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a final pickup from Historic Jamestowne at 5:15 p.m.

 
Jamestown Area Shuttle
Serivce to the various Jamestown attractions is offered by the Jamestown Area Shuttle, which makes stops at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center; the Jamestown Glasshouse, also a part of Historic Jamestowne; Jamestown Settlement; and the Jamestown Information Station, located along the Colonial Parkway.  Service is free and is available every 10 minutes between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. through October 31, 2008.

Click here for a printable version of the Historic Triangle Shuttle schedule.

 

Addtional Area Public Transportation
Various public and private transportation services are available throughout the area. AMTRAK has a station in Williamsburg, Greyhound has commercial bus service to the Williamsburg area, and rental cars and taxi service are available. For air service there are three airports within one and one half hours drive of Historic Jamestown: Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (45 minutes away), Norfolk International Airport (one and one-half hours east of the park) and Richmond International Airport (one and one-half hours west of the park).

Young boy dressing up as Samuel Collier, one of the four boys brought to Jamestown  

Did You Know?
Of the first 104 English settlers at Jamestown in 1607, four were boys. Several boys were sent to live with the Powhatans so they could learn the language and customs and then return to the English to become interpreters.

Last Updated: April 25, 2008 at 15:53 EST